Just ordered another new receiver
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I ordered it from Mixeshop.com for $47 plus $24 DSL shipping which was recommended as a reliable site to purchase it from. So, for under $80 you get a HD, DVR, DVB-S2 receiver that has a fast blind scan. It is about the same size and comes with an external power supply like the soon to be released MicroHD.
you mean being a beta tester
And as a former one I know all to well how that works
I think every FTA satellite receiver I ever owned I was being a beta tester. Can you name one that worked perfectly without needing a firmware upgrade?
I've seen some good reviews on the S-12 on Euro message boards.
You can get DVB-S2 QPSK/8PSK/H8PSK/16APSK support from the Manhattan Rs-1933 already available here.
I do look forward to your review. It is a very low cost receiver with most of the stuff we want promised.
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not trying to discourage you .. but one of the few sites i found with information on this mini receiver discontinued selling due to problems and having to replace them. i quote them saying " due to poor quality and high defect rate " I hope your falls into a better grade of equipment and you get to test it with positive results.
I have a Pansat 9200 and a Coolsat 8000 here that I've never messed with the firmware and they both still work nearly perfectly. ( I say nearly 'cause they do need a re-boot once in a very long while)
Sounds like the continuation of true Openbox "quality"
I sure hope so, because I love my Openbox S9 receiver.
well lets see.....just off the top of my head
Pansat 1500.....still have original software in it
Coolsat 8000....once they added satellite software into it (
) it worked fine. Yes there were tons of updates but that was all for the eyepatch gang. The newest software if I remember just updated satellite namesCoolsat 5000....still on version 1.00
GeosatPro 200....most of the updates are for channel updates for Glorystar or sat/transponder names
There are probably more. I guess if you want to keep buying receivers go ahead. Dont make me stop you. But since I was basically unemployed for 2 1/2 years (sans a couple months) recently I guess I learned to live with what I currently have FTA wise.
DVB and great blind scan....Coolsat 5000
DVB-S2 & HD and a good blind scan....Manhattan
I sure hope so, because I love my Openbox S9 receiver.
The S9 is in a different class than the rest of the "S" class.....its nice and big
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